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MULTIPLE-COUNTER CASH-REGISTER.

Specification. letterszla tent.

Application filed August 15, 1912. Serial No. 715,151.

To all whom it may concern Be it known'that I, FRANCESCO SKERL, a

citizen of Austria-Hungary, residing; at

Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and .State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new ries of levers adapted to be adjusted, preliminarily todetermine an amount to be registered, indicated and recorded upon thecompletion of an operation of the register. In the construction of aregister of the type above mentioned it is one of the objects of thepresent invention to have the manual adjustment of the amount leversmerely predetermine the amount to be registered, indicated and recorded.The purpose of so constructing the register is to have the performanceof the three functions mentioned occur during the operation of theregister and wholly beyond the control of the operator.

A further object is to adapt the register for a segregate analysis oftransactions by the provision of a plurality of totalizers capable ofpreliminary adjustment to establish a cooperative relation between anyone of said totalizers and a common totalizer operating means.

Another object is to provide an improved form of transfer mechanism forthe several totalizers.

A further object is to'provide suitable interlocking mechanism forpreventing an adjustment of any of the amount levers while the specialtransaction lever for positioning the counters for operation isin a nosale or non-registeringposition and, further, to prevent the adjustmentof the special transaction lever to its no sale or non-registeringposition while any of the amount levers is out of normal position.

Vith these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, theessential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims. and apreferred form of embodiment of which is-hereina fter described withreference to the drawspecification.

. Of said drawings: a es-1.1. a means" PatentedMay4', 1915 view of theentire machine looking'to the. 7

right and showing the special transaction lever and connect ons forpositioning the proper totalizer for operation. Fig. 2 is a detail ofthe cam and operatingconnections.

for setting the indicating 'meehanism. Fig. 3 1s a cross section of theentire machine looking to the left and showing one of the amountlevers'together withv its connecting mechanisms for operating thepositioned to talizer, and the indicating and recording mechanisms Fig.4: is a detail front section of one of the amount levers showing thelocking mechanism for holding the same in adjusted position. Fig. 5 is across section of the machine showing the connections for adjusting themultiple counter reel. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the printingmechanism. Fig. 7 is a detail-cross sectional view of the printingmechanism showing the automatically reversible feed mechanism for theinking ribbon. Fig. 8 is a rear elevation of the printing mechanism.Fig. 9 is a detail view of the cam and connections for controlling thelocking devices for the amount levers. Fig. 10 is a detail view of mentof the levers, While predetermining the amount to be entered upon thetotalizer, would directly' operate on the connections for indicating andsetting up the printing mechanism. In the present case, however, all ofthe general operations of the machine have been removed from the controlof the operator and an adjustment of one of the amount levers willmerely predeterminethe amount to be registered, indicated and recorded,the actual performance of such functions taking place upon an operationof the main operating mechanism and wholly beyond the control of theoperator.

The machine is provided with a main operating handle adapted to be giventwo complete revolutions at each operation of the machine. Through-themedium of the gearing shown in Fig. 12 the rotary movement of the handleis transmitted to two main operating shafts l6 and 17, each of which isadapted to receive one complete revolution at each operation of themachine. The shafts 16 and 17 carry the operating parts and connectionsfor giving a complete operation to the working parts of the presentmachine, as will be hereinafter described.

The machine is further provided with a series of adjustable amountlevers 20, exact duplicates in form, and each comprising a part 21,pivotally mounted upon a stud 22 carried by a section 23 on the mainframe of the machine, and a part 24 mounted to slide upon the part 21and being connected thereto by slot and pin connections 25,. (See Figs.3 and 4). The part 24 carries on its upper and outer end a handle orknob 26 and an index pointer 27. The part 24 also carries a lug 28 whichis adapted to engage in any one of a series of notches 29 formed in alocking plate 30 rigidly mounted on the section 23 of the main frame.The lug 28 is normally held in engagement with the uppermost notch 29 ofthe plate 30 by the action of a spring 31 interposed between the lug 28and a flange 32 formed on an upward extending arm of the part 21.

Nhen it is desired to adjust an amount lever 21, the operator grasps thehandle 26 and pushes the part 24 inward to disengage the lug 28 from theuppermost locking notch 29. This pushing in of the handle 26 ispermitted by reason of the slot and pin connec tions 25 beforementioned, and the operator is then permitted to move the lever downalong a scale on the front of the register until the index pointer 27rests opposite the number which it is desired to register. The handle 26is then released and the outer end 24 of the amount lever will springupward and outward under the action of the spring 31 and the lug 28 willagain engage in one of the locking notches 29.

The amount lever is held locked in its adjusted position until anoperation of the main operating mechanism, when it is released andrestored to normal zero position. Through the restoring movement theamount represented by the position of adjustment, which was primarilygiven to the amount lever will be entered upon one of a series oftotalizers 33.

The totalizers 33 are carried by a rotatable frame 34 and previous to anoperation of the mainoperating handle the carrier 34 is adjusted toestablish a cotiperative relation between any one of the series oftotalizer elements 33, and operating racks 35 forming part of themembers 21 of the amount levers. Upon an operation of the main operatingmechanism pinions 36 of the selected totalizer will be caused to meshwith the teeth of the racks 35 of the amount levers and when the amountlevers are released and restored to normal position it will readily beseen that an operation of the totalizer will be effected to extentscommensurate with the preliminary adjustment of the amountlevers. Themechanism for positioning the desired totalizer and for causing thetotalizer pinions 36 to engage with the registering racks 35 will behereinafter described.

In order to prevent any attempted readjustment or accidentaldisplacement of the amount levers after the operation of the mainoperating mechanism has been begun, suitable mechanism is provided forholding the lug 28 positively in engagement with the locking notch 29corresponding to the position to which the registering lever had beenadjusted. This positive locking means comprises a plate 37 pivotallycarried by a pair of hangers 38 pivoted on the section of 16 andcarrying an anti-friction roller 46 playing in a groove 47 of a box cam48 rigidly mounted on the shaft 16. The for mation of the cam groove issuch that immediately upon the rotation of the shaft 16 and box cam 48in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 9 it will cause a downwardmovement of the pitman 44 and a consequent movement of the rock shaft42. The movement of the rock shaft 42 will cause the hangers 38 to beswung downwardly thereby forcing the plate 37 forwardly to cause therearmost wall of the slot 39 to engage the under side of roller 40 andthereby hold the lug 28 positively in'engagement with the locking notch29.

The locking of the levers in their position of adjustment is merelymomentary and continues only during the operation of engaging thepositioned totalizer with the racks 35. As soon as this engagement iseffected the cam 48 will have been rotated to an extent sufficient torock the shaft 42 .in the opposite direction so as to cause the constantmesh g mme given the amount lever, through the medium of the racks andthe totalizer pinions 36.- 1 The restoration "of the amount levers .tonormalzero position is efiected in the fol-- Each member 21 of thelowing manner: amount levers (see Fig; 3) is. a rack portion rovidedwith Pivotally carried on the segment 50; is a pawl 51 having one armengagmga p1n=52 carried'by the rack- 49 when the amount lever is innormal zero position. The pawl 51 is provided with a spring 53 whi h norface of the disk 55 of least radius;

is provided with a locking shoulder 56.;

mally tends to rock said pawl about" its pivot, but by reason of theengagement of the pawl with the pin 52 as aforesaid, such rockingmovement is prevented. The pawl 51 is providedwith a locking projection54, which in the normal position of the partsas shownxin Fig. 3, is heldout of engagement with a disk 55 fast on'the operating shaft 17. At eachoperation of the machine the disk 55'is adapted to be given a singlerotation inthe direction of the arrow. It

will readily be seen that when the amount lever 20 is moved downwardlyto any one of its possible positions of adjustment the number 21 of theamount lever will be rocked about its pivot 22-and through the medium ofthe rack 49, the segment '50-will be rocked about theshaft 1 7. When.the racks 49 and thesegment 50 are so moved the pawl 51 and the pin 52will move away from each other and under the action of the spring 53 thesaid pawl will be caused to rock about its pivot so as to cause alocking projection 5413f said pawl to "rest on the When the levers 26have been adjusted and the machine is operated, the parts just describedbecome elfective immediately fol-" lowing the release of the amountlevers.

Upon the operation of the machine it will be readily seen that the disk56 will be given one complete rotation durin which move- -ment theshoulder of sai disk will en-' gage the locking projection 5 1 of thepawl 51 and thereby carry the segment 50 with-it- When the segment 50 isso moved it will readily be seen that the action will tend to restorethe amount lever to normal zero position through the medium of theconstant engagement of the rack 49 with the segment 50. As soon as therack 49 and segment 50 reach their normal positions as shown in Fig.3,-the pin 52 .will again engage the pawl 51 and through the engagementrock said awl'about its pivot to disengage the lockmg projection 54 ofsaidpawl from the in mesh with the rack 35 during the restorlookingshoul ers of the-disk :55. 'At this point, in the o eration of themachine, the

cam 48 (Fig. 9 will have reached the igosh;

tion when it will again rockthe sha to permitthe outer portion 24 ofthe-f6 1 the lug 28 with thelocking plate 30 to hold I the amountamount-flever to move outward to engage lever in its normal zeropositlon.

As the positioned totalizer is constantly" ing movement of the amountlever, it will thus be seen that the; totalizer will be oper-" ate'd toan extent appropriate to the exten of restoration of the amount levers.

Totaliz'er setting meohanism.-The meek-' anism for estabhshingcoiiperative relation between any desired one of the totalizersBS andthe-common set of actuating racks 35 will now be described. The meansfor posi-- tioning the desired totalizer relative to the actuating rackscomprises a setting lever 57 pivoted at 58 to a section of the. mainframe.

The lever 57 carries a curved rack 59 the teeth of which mesh'with apinion 60 mounted on a counter'frame comprising two side arms 61'bifurcatedat either end to straddle the pivotal point 58 of the lever57 and a horizontal rodf62 mounted in a pair of standards 63 mounted onthe'base of the machine. The pinion 60 is of double width and, besidesmeshing with the'teeth of the rack 59, also meshes with a companion pinion 64: fast upon a shaft 65 mounted in a counter elevating frame. Onthe shaft 65 is mounted the rotary carrier 3 1 which carries four setsof totalizer elements 33 It will thus be seen thatwith the mechanismizer "frame 34120 position one of the totalizers 33 incoiiperativerelation with the actuating.

racks'35.

In order temporari y to lock the adjusting lever 57 in any position ofadjustment, the lever 57 carries locking means adapted to cooperate witha series of notches 66 formed in the locking plate 67 rigidly mounted,on the frame of the machine; The locking means comprises a plunger 68'having a head 69 which is adapted to enter any one of the abovementioned notches 66. The plunger 68 is carried by twohangers 70 and 71piv-:

oted on the lever 57. The hanger 71 is of bell crank formation, anupwardly extend-- ing arm being adjacent the handle or knob of the lever57. When it is desired to adjust thetotalizer carrying member 34, theoperator should grasp the handle of the lever 57 and rock the bell crank71 about its pivot whereby to disengage the head 69 of the plunger 68from the locking notches 66.

The lever 57 is then free to be moved downany of its proper positions ofadjustmentv means are provided for locking the main operating deviceuntil the lever 57 is moved to one of its proper positions. This means.comprises a curved plate 72.which is curved on the are of movement ofthe head 69 of the locking plunger 68. The plate 72 is mounted on twohangers 73 and 74 pivoted at 75 and 76 respectively to the main frame ofthe machine. Pivoted to the hanger 74 is a rearwardly extending link 77having an elongated slot 78 surrounding the shaft 16 which is thusadapted to su port the rear end of the link. The link 77 carries a'lug.79, which in the normal position of the parts, as shown in Fig. 1, isin alinement with a notch 80 formed in a cam 81 which is rigidly mountedon the operating shaft 16. The link 77 extends rearwardly at the shaft.16 and is pivoted at 82 to a lever 83, which is rigidly mounted on arock shaft 84, for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The lever 83extends downwardly from its pivot, and connected to its lower end is oneend of the spring 85, the other end of which is connected to an eye 86formed on the base of the machine. The purpose of 'the spring 85 isnormally to hold the link 77 and the hangers 73 and 74 and the plate 72in'forward position with the lug 79 out of locking engage- 'ment withthe notch 80 and the cam 81. The head 69 of the locking plunger 68extends laterally and is adapted to ride on the forward surface of thecurved plate 7 2 when the bell crank 71 is rocked to disengage thelocking plunger 68 from the locking plate 67. The extended portion ofthe head 69 of said locking plunger will force thecurved plate 72rearwardly to rock the hangers .73 and 74 about their pivots thereby toforce the link 77 rearwardly to cause the lug-79 carried thereby to passinto locking engagement'with the notch 80 of the cam 81. It will thus beseen that as long as the locking plunger 68 is out of locking engagementwith the plate 67, the lug 79 will be held in locking engagement withthe disk 81, consequently any operation of the machine, while theplunger 68 is in non-locking posi tion, is prevented and the entiremachine is locked.

Immediately upon the beginning of the operation of the machine thepositioned totalizer 33 is brought into operative engagement with theactuating racks 35. (See Fig.

locking plate 93 which 1.) Means for establishing theoperatingengagement comprise a lever 87 pivoted on the shaft 88 andcarryingat its rear end an .anti-friction idler 89 which at all timesthereby to carry the side plates 61 upwardly to cause the pinions 36 ofthe positioned totalizer 33 to mesh with the actuating racks 35. Theformation of the cam groove 90 is such as to maintain .the operativeengagement of the positioned totalizer with the actuating racks duringthe entire time that the amount levers and their actuating racks arebeing restored to normal Zero position, during which restoration, ashere before mentioned, the actual operation of the positioned totalizeris intended to take place.

In order to prevent any movement of the positioned lever 57 after thetotalizer carrier has been elevated to engage the positioned totalizerwith the actuating racks, the lever 57 is locked in its adjustedposition. This lock is effected by a series of lock notches 92 formed inthe forward side of the rack portion of the lever adapted to cooperatewith the shaft 65, which carries the totalizer frame 34. Whenever thelever 57 is in one of its positions of adjustment, one of the notches 92will be in alinement with the shaft 65*and as soon as the totalizerframe 34 is elevated as heretofore described,

locked against movement by the rotation of the cam disk 81 which whenrotated will carry the notch 80 out of alinement with the lug 79,'thereby to prevent any rearward movement of the link 77. It will readilybe seen that this will hold the head 69 of looking plunger 68 inengagement with a notch 66 until the operation of the machine iscompleted.

When the totalizer the pinion 60 will. be rack 59.

In order to prevent any accidental displacement of the positionedtotalizer, there is provided a suitable locking means. (See Fig. 5.)This locking means comprises a is bifurcated at either end to straddlethe pivot 58 and shaft 65. Locking plate 93 is formed with a lockingtongue 94 provided with a bifurcation 95. enever any one of thetotalizers 33 is in operative position, the supporting shaft 96,appropriate to said totalizer, will be in frame 34 is elevated,

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alinement with the bifurcation 95. Mounted upon the operating shaft 16is a box cam .9

.formedwith a groove 98 into which extends an anti-friction roller 99.The roller 99 is carried by pitman 100 bifurcated at its upper end tostraddle theshaft 16 and pivoted 'at its lower end to a lever 101pivoted at 102 to the frame of, the machine. The lever 101 carries atits forwardend a roller 103 which extends in the bifurcation 104 formedin the lockingplaite 93. Immediately upon the beginning of the operationof the machine the formation of the-cam groove 98. will draw thepitman.100 up-. wardly, thereby rocking the .lever 101 and causing the lockingplate 93 to move downwardly to effect an engagement of the bifurcation95 with the supporting shaft 96 of the positioned totalizer. Thismovement of the locking plate 93. is very slight, but is sufiicient tolock the adjusted totalizer in position immediately upon the beginningof the operation of the machine. The bifur;

. cation 95-is of sufficient length to permit the position.

shaft 96 to .pass up into the same when the totalizer carrying frame 34is elevated.

Upon the completion of an operation of the machine the plate 93 will, ofcourse, through the described connections,be caused to move upward todisengage the tongue 94 from the su] orting shaft 96.

. e formation of the restoringv disk 55, shown in Fig. 3, and of thecam' groove90, shown in Fig. 1, are such, withrelation to each other,that the cam groove 90 will first .cause the positioned totalizer tomove upwardly into engagement'with the actuating racks and to maintainthe engagement while the disk acts to restore the actuating racks 35which had. been moved to normal Immediately following the re-. storationof all of the adjusted racks, the cam groove 90 will' cause thepositioned totalizer again to be disengaged from the actuating racks "bylowering thev totalizer carrying frame. Transfer meckanism.'1n the"constructionof the present machine there provided an improved form oftransfer mechanism for transferring amounts 'from the totalizer'elements of lower order to the totalizer elements of higher order. Asshown in Fig. 3,-each element of the to'talizers 33 is provided. with anoperating pinion 36 and a toothed alining disk 105. Coiiperating witheach of the toothed alining disks 105 is a spring pressed pawl 106 whichis at all times held in engagement with the teeth of said disks 105 bymeans of springs 107. In addition to the above all of the totalizerelements except the unit elements are provided with. a transferringprojection 108 which is adapted upon'each complete rotation of thetotalizer element-to engage a projection 109 carried'by a, pivoted pawl110.

The pawl 110 is normally spring drawn to a position in which theprojection 109 will be inthe path of the projection 108. An upwardlyextending arm 111 of the pawl .110

normally stands just beneath aflange 112 formed. on a transfer .pawl 113mounted on a rocking plate 114.

113 is provided with a forwardly extending finger 115 which is adaptedto engage the alining plate 105, of the totalizer element of next higherorder, and move the totalizer ivotally element a distance of one step.In the nor -mal position of the parts, however, the fin-' ger 115 isheld out of engagement with the aliningdisk 105 byreason of the, flange112' he pawl of the pawl 113 resting on the upper arm 111 of-the pawl.110. A spring 116 normally holds the described parts in this position.

As soon, however, as a totalizer ele ent has made a .complete rotation,its projec ion 108 will engage the projection 109 ofthe pawl v110and,upon the continued movement from osition of the totalizer,

the 9 to .the 0 element, the .projectron'109 will be forced .out of thepath of the projection 108 and the pawl 110'will thereby be rockedagainst the action of the s ring 116 to withdraw the upper arm 111 rombeneaththe flange v112. This will permit the pawl 113 to .rock

about its pivot under the action of the spring 116 to bring the finger115 into en-' gagement with the tooth alining disk, 105

of the totalizer element of next higher order.

The plate 114 carrying the pawl v113 is adapted then to be given asingle reciprocation tbgeifect a movement of the totalizer 'wheel ofnext higher denomination a distransfer pawls 113. The operating meansfor the plates 114 are therefore common to all of the totalizers on therotary carrier and when any totalizer is in operative position 1tSappropriate plates 114 are in a position to receive a singlereciprocation upon an operation .of the machine. Each of the plates 114carries a pin 117 and when a totalizer is in operative position itsappropriate pins 117 are in alinenient with notches 118 formed inlevers-119 which are pivoted at 120 to arms 121 all rigidly mounted on arock shaft 122. The shaft 122 carries an arm 123 which is pivotallyconnected .at 124 to a pitman 125 adapted to be operated by a 'cam 126shownin Fig. 11. Each lever 119 extendsrearwardly of its pivot and ispivotally connected at 127 to a pitman 128 which is adapted to beoperated by a cam [129. There are provided a plurality of cams 129similar in design but so arranged on the shaft 16. as to be effective insuccession to operate the transfer connections in proper each other thatthe cam 126 will first draw sequence from lower to higher order in amanner well known in the art. The cam 126 and cams 129 are so timed withrelation to the pitman 125 upward to rock a shaft 122, thereby to carrythe levers 119 forward to cause the notches 11.8 therein to engage thepins 117. The levers 119 are held in this engagement for a brief periodand during that time the cams 129 will act to force the pitmen 128downward and thereby rock the levers 119 about their pivots 120, therebyto give a single reci rocation to each plate 114. The cams 129 wi 1 thenrock the levers 119 to restore the plates 114 to normal position and thecam 126 will then again rock shaft 122 to withdraw the notch 118 of thelever 119 from engagement with the pin 117.

Indicating mechanism.-Arranged across the top of the machine are aseries of indicators 130, each of which is of usual form and carries aplurality of indicia on its periphery. This form of indicator is wellknown in the art, and the mechanism shown "forms no part of the presentinvention, but will be briefly described herein. For a moredetaileddescriptionof the parts constituting the indicating mechanism ofthe present machine, reference may be had to the copending United Statesapplication of Charles F. Kettering and William A Chryst, Serial No.451,446, filed September 2 1908.

Each of the indicators 130 carries a pinion 131 which meshes with a gearsegment 132, all of which segments 132 are pivotally mounted upon ashaft 133 extending across the machine beneath the series of indicators.(See Figs. 1, 3 and 5.) Each segment 132 is pivotally connected at 333to a downward extending link 134. At 135 the link 134 is pivotallyconnected to one end of a floating beam 136, the other end of which beamis pivotally connected at 137 to the part 21 of the amount settinglever. Midway of its length the beam 136 carries a roller 138, thenormal neutral position of which is in alinement with the pivotal point22 of the amount lever.

In the normal position of the parts the indicator is held in adjustedposition by the engagement of a locking pawl 139 with alining teeth 140formed on the segment 132. The alining pawls 139 are rigidly carried byrock shaft 141. The rock shaft 141 is adapted to be .rocked by an arm142 rigidly mounted thereon and pivotally connected at 143 to adownwardly extending pitman144, carrying an anti-friction roller 145.The anti-friction roller 145 extends into a groove 146 formed in a boxcam 147 carried by the operating shaft 16. The shaft 16 is rotated inthe direction of the arrow shown in Fig.

10 and it will readily be seen that immediately upon the beginning of anoperation of the machine, the formation of the cam groove 146 willeffect the downward move ment of the pitman 144 to rock the shaft 141 toan extent suflicient to withdraw the alining pawls 139 from engagementwith the alining teeth 140 of the segments 132. How

ever, between operations of the machine and during the time that apreliminary adjustment is being given to the amount levers 20,

the pawls 139 are held in locking engagement with the segments 132.

' s As the parts are shown in normal position in *Fig. 3, it willreadily be seen that when the amount lever 20 is moved downward to anyof its positions of adjustmentfthe beam 136 will be rocked about thepivotal point 135. It will thus be seenthat when the beam'136 is sorocked, the roller 138 mounted thereon-will be carried out of it'snormal neutral position. As soon as the operation of the machine isbegun, the amount levers 20 are locked in their adjusted positions asherein before described. This will hold the pivotal point 137 rigid. Thecam 147 (Fig. 10) will then be effective to disengage the 'alining pawls139 from the segments 132 and the indicator 130, and all its connectionsare then free to move as well as the pivotal point 135. The roller 138is then forced back to its normal neutral position by a pelican shapedcam plate 148 shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The plates 148 are rigidly mountedon a rock shaft 88'. As shown-in Fig. 2, the shaft 88 isadapted to berocked by cam 149 carried by the operating shaft 16 through 'the mediumof a pitman 150 pivotally connected at 151 -to an arm 152 fast on theshaft 88. As soon as the alining pawls 139 are disengaged from thesegment 132, the shaft 88 will be rocked to cause the pelican plate 148to move rearwardly so that either of its cam faces 153 will engage theroller 138 and thereby cam it back to normal neutral position. When theroller 138 is so moved it is momentarily held in position by a notch 154formed in the pelican plate 148.

During the time that the roller is held in its neutral position by thenotch 154, the alining pawl 139 will again become effective to lock thesegment 132 in adjusted position. It will readily be seen that .as theroller 138 is midway of the length of the beam 136, the movement of thepivotal point 135 when the roller 138 is forced to normal neutral po-.

sition, will correspond in extent to the preliminary movement of thepivotal point 137 when the lever 20 .was adjusted previous to thebeginning of the operation of the main operating mechanism. It will thusbe seen that through the described connections the indicator 130 will beadjusted to a position corresponding with the position previously giventothe levers 20. I As soon as the segthrough the medium of themechanism,

herein before described, the levers 20 will again be restored to normalzero position. This movement will again move the roller 138 out ofnormal neutral position, but this movement will have no effect on theindication as the pawls 139 will remain in locking effectiveness.

The indicating mechanism with the lever 57 for positioning the desired'totalizer, is almost identical in form with the mechanism which hasbeen described with regard to the amount levers and no furtherdescription will therefore be given of the mechanism in connection withthe lever 57 except that the lever is provided with an additionalindicator 155 extending across the top of the machine and having aseries of faces 156 corresponding in number to the positions of settinglever 57 and adapted to bear a full word indication to indicate thetotalizerwhich is in operative position. This indicator 155 is connectedthrough the medium of a pinion 157 rigidly mounted on a shaft 158 whichcarries the indicator 155 with the indicator setting mechanism of thespecial setting lever 57. The pinion 157 is constantly in mesh with amutilated gear 159, one section on which gear is constantly in mesh witha pinion 1131 loosely mounted on the indicator sup-- porting shaft. Itwill thus be seen that any movement of the special indicator settingmechanism will be transmitted through the connections described to theindicator 155 at the top of the machine. As shown in Fig. 1, theindicator155 is formed in two sections. This is for thepurpose ofindicating to both the front and the back of the machine. As shown, theindicator 155 has five faces and it is therefore necessary to have aperpendicular face showing at both the front and back of the machinewhich faces should have marked thereon the same indication. Suitableconnections-may be provided for furnishing a duplicateindication ofamounts at both the front and back of the machine, and certainconnections for performing this function have been shown in thedrawings. These parts, however, have neither been numbered nordescribed, as they form no part of the present invention and a detaildescription of the same may be found in the before mentioned copendingapplication.

Printing mechanism.As shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 5, each of the links 134are alSO pivotally connected to arms 184 rigidly mounted on cross shafts185 which extend to the left hand end of the machine. On the left handends of the shafts 184 are rigidly mounted arms 186. Each arm 186 haspivotally connected to it a downwardly extendin connection ing link 187.which is pivoted atthe point 188 to a gear segment 160,- the teeth ofwhich are constantly in engagement with a pinion 161 which forms anintermediate connection between the segment.160 and a pinion 162 fast tothe right hand end of one of a series of nested sleeves 163. The sleeves163 ex-' tend to the left and on the outer ends of said sleeves aremounted a series of type wheels 1-64. It will thus be seen that when theindicators 130 are moved to a position to indicate the adjustmentpreviously given with the amount lever, its corresponding type wheel 164will be adjusted through the connections just described to present atthe printed point a number corresponding to the number displayed on itscorresponding indicator.

As shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the type wheels 164 are adapted to causean impression on a detail strip 165 which is led from a supply roll 166around a pair of rollers 167 and 168 to a receiving and feeding roll169. The printing impression ismade through an ink ribbon 170 carried bya pair of spools 171 and 172, the impression means comp-rising a platen173 carried by a platen arm 174 having a downwardly extending arm 175carrying an anti-friction roller 176 extending into a groove 177 formedin a box cam 17 8 carried by the operating shaft 16. The cam 178 isadapted to be given a single rotation in the direction of the arrow inFig. 6 at each operation of the machine, thereby to oscillate the platencarrying arm 174 to take an impression from the type wheels 164immediately following their adjustment as hereinbefore described.

.When the platen arm 174 is so rocked it will effect an advance of thedetail strip a single space by the following means. Rigidly mounted onthe receiving roller 169 is a notched feeding disk 179. Carried on. areciprocating plate 180, is a feeding pawl 181 which is spring pressedinto engagement with the notches formed on the periphery of the disk179. The plate 180 is arranged to be oscillated about the pivotal point,182 through the medium of the link 183 connecting the plate 180 to theplaten carrying arm 174. It will thus be seen as the platen arm 174moves rearward to take an impression, the pawl 181 will be moved in a,counter clockwise direction over the periphery of the disk 179 adistance of one tooth and consequently, through the connec- -tions abovedescribed, when the platen arm .pair of spools 171 and 172 as shown inFigs. Y

6, 7 and 8. In order to bring a fresh portion of the inking ribbon intoprinting alinement after each operation of the machine, a feeding meansis provided for feeding the inking ribbon from one spool to another.Means are further provided whereby when the complete length of theribbon is fed from the one spool to the other, the direction of feedwill be reversed so that there will be a constant feed of the ribbon ineither one or the other direction at each operation of the machine.

The means for feeding the inking ribbon is as follows: Each of thespools 171 and 172 carries a toothed feeding disk 188 and 189respectively. Cooperating with the disks 188 and 189 is a double feedingpawl 190 having two operating extremities 191 and 192, and pivotedmid-way of its length at 193 to a yoke 194. At its upper end the yoke194 is pivoted to a hanger 195 pivoted to the main frame of the machine.At its lower end the yoke 194 is pivoted to a hanger 196 rigidly mountedon a short shaft 197 which extends through the side frame and hasmounted on its inner end an arm 198. Pivotally connected to the arm 198is a link 199 which may be operated by any suitable mechanism preferablya cam (not shown) so as to give a slight oscillation to the shaft 197 ateach operation of the machine. Considering the ribbon to be wound aboutthe spool 172 and the feeding movement of the ribbon being in a downwarddirection to be wound on the spool 171, the operating parts of thefeeding mechanism would be in a position shown in Fig. 7. In'thisposition the feeding extremity 191 of the pawl 190 is in engagement withthe feeding disk 188 of the spool 171. It will thus be seen that when anoscillatory movement is given to the shaft 197, the hangers 195 and 196will move downward thereby carrying the yoke 194 downwardly to cause thepawl 190 to move the notched disk 188 a distance of one tooth, therebyadvancing the inking ribbon.

The operating movement of the hangers 195 and 196 is first to carry theyoke 194 downwardly and then upward to an extent double the distance ofdownward movement and then to be given a second downward movement tocarry the hangers 198 and 194 back to normal position. It will thus beseen that both the extremities 191 and 192 will be given an operativemovement relative to their appropriate disks 188 and 189, but with theparts in the position shown in Fig. 7, the extremity 191 is the only oneof the two extremities which is in operative engagement with itsappropriate disk. Therefore the feeding movement of the inking ribbonwill be in one direction only.

Nearits two extremities the pawl 190 carries a pair of pins 200 and 201cooperating with a pair of pawls 202 and 208 respectlvely. The pawls 202and 203 are pivotally mounted on the pivotal connections beneath theyoke 194 and the hangers 195 and 196 respectively. As shown in Fig. 7, a

spring 204 normally tends to rock the pawl 203 about its pivot in acounter clockwise directlon. On the other end of the pawl 203 oppositeto that to which the spring 204 1s connected, there is formed abifurcation 205, one of'the adjacent fingers 206 having a bevel faceresting against the pin 201 when the parts are in a position shown in F1g. 7. When the pawl 203 is in this position, the operating pawl 190will be held n the position shown in Fig. 7 to cause the ribbon 170 tobe wound on the spool I When the extremity 191 of the pawl 190 is in aposition shown in Fig. 7, the pin 200 Wlll be in the notch of thebifurcation 207 formed in the drawn by spring 208 which tends to movethe pawl 202 about its pivot in a clockwise directlon. By reason of theengagement of the notch 207 with the pin 200, and the bevel face offinger 206 of pawl 203 with the p1n 201, the pawl 190 will be held in aposition shown in the figure.

Ad acent the spools 171 and 172 are pivoted a pair of bell cranks 209and 210 respectively. The springs 204 and 208 are connected to the bellcranks 209 and 210 respectively and tend to turn the bell crank 209about its pivot in a counter clockwise direction, while turning the bellcrank 210 about its pivot in a counter clockwise direction. Each of thepawls 209 has a projection 211 which bears upon the roll of ribbon whichis wound upon its appropriate spool. It will readily be seen byreference to Fig. 7, that when the bulk of the ribbon is wound on thespool 171, the bell crank 209 will be rocked about its pivot so as tobring the arm 212 thereof beneath the right hand extremity of the pawl202. When the bell crank 209 is so rocked, the succeeding operation ofthe machine will cause the right hand end of the pawl 202 to strike theupper end of the arm 212 and upon a continued upward movement of theyoke 194, the pawl 202 will be rocked about its pivot and by reason ofthe formation of the slot of the bifurcation 207, the pin 200 will beforced to the left thereby rocking the double pawl 190 about its pivot193, thereby to disengage the extremity 191 from the notched disk 188and to engage the extremity 192 with the notched disk 189. It willtherefore be seen that when pawl 202 which is spring such an operationtakes place, the subsequent manner just described, the pin 201 carriedthereby will enter the notch of the bifurca-' tion of the machine todefeat the purposes thereof, suitable locking mechanism is pro-' videdfor preventing an operation of any of the amount levers 26 until thetotalizer setting lever 57 is moved to bring one of the, to-

' talizers into operative position. By referonce to Fig. l'it will beseen that while only four totalizers are provided, the lever 57 has fivepositions of adjustment. The position in which it is shown in Fig. 1 isthe home position and any operation of the machine, while the lever is.in that position, to register an amount, is prevented by reason of aninterlock provided to prevent an operation of amount lever until thespecial lever '57 is moved to another one of its positions ofadjustment. 4

This interlocking mechanlsm comprlses the following mechanism. The lever57 (see Fig. 1) is provided with a cam groove 213 into which projects ananti-friction roller 21 1 carried by an arm 215 rigidly mounted on arock shaft 216.. ;A djacen t each of the amountlevers 20 (see Fig. 3) isan arm 217' rigidly mounted on the shaft 216 and having a locking nose218 projecting into a notch 219 formed in a locking plate 220 carried bythe part 21 of the-amount lever. When th e lever 57 is in the positionshown in Fig. 1, the formation of the cam groove 213 will cause all ofthe levers 217 to be held in a position wherein their noses 218 are heldin lock-" ing engagement with the locking plates 220. As soon however,as the lever 57 is moved downward to any other of its possible positionsof adjustment, the cam roove 213 will effect the rocking of the sha t216, throughthe medium of the anti-friction roller 214 and the arm 215.The rocking movement of the shaft 216 will thus effect a disengagementof all of the locking noses 218 fromthe locking notches 219 formed inthe plates 220. It will thus be seen that the levers 20 are lockedagainst operation until the lever 57 is so moved.

The mechanism just described will also act to prevent the movement ofthe let er 57 back to the normal position in which it is shown in Fig.1, while an amount lever 20 is out of normal zero position. The plates220 are formed with an upper curved surface formed on an arc concentricwith the pivotal point 22 of the amount levers 20. It will readily beseen that Whenthe lever 57 is moved to unlock the amount levers and anamount lever is then moved to one'of its positions of adjustment, thenotch 209 appropriate to the moved lever will pass from beneath itsappropriate locking nose 218 and the continued curved surface of theplate 220 will pass beneath the locking nose.- This prevent 'a furtherrocking movement of the shaft 216, as the nose' 218 will then bear onthe surface of the plate 220. Consequently, by reason of the formationof the cam groove which would. tend to rock the shaft 216 a restorationof the lever 57 to normal positlon, while one of the amount levers isout of normal position, is absolutely prevented.

Machine Z0ck.-Means are provided,"un-' der control ofthetotalizersetting lever 57 for locking the machine at the end of eachoperation of the machine and holding the same locked until the lever 57has been given a movement to position a desired. totalizer foroperation. The locking means just referred to is clearly shown in Fig;12. As hereinbefore' described, the crank handle 215 is adapted to begiven two turns at each operatlon'of the machine and through the mediumof the train of gears shown in said figure the shafts 16 and 17 areadapted each to be given a singlerevolution at every operation of themachine. The gear shown in Fig. 12 which is fast on the shaft 16 carriesa locking plate 221 formed with-a locking notch 222. Pivoted adjacentthe locking plate 221 is a locking pawl 223 normally sprlng drawn out ofengagement with said locking plate, The pawl 223 is formed with alockln'g nose 224 which is adapted to engage in the locking notch 222 atthe end of each operation of the machine. This locklng engagement iseffected by the engagement of a pin 225 with an upwardly extending arm226 formed on the pawl 223.- When the pawl 223 is moved to the positionshown in Fig. 12, it is held in that position against the action of thespring 227' by a spring pressed plunger 228 carried in the down wardlyextendin arm 229 rigidly mounted on the rock sha t 8 1. As hereinbeforedescribed, the shaft 84 carries the arm 83 (Fig. 1) to which ispivotally connected the rear end of the link 77 controlled by the lever57. It will thus be seen that whenever the lever 57 is moved to one ofits positions of adjustment, the shaft 84 will be rocked through themedium of the link 77 as hereinbefore described, thereby moving. theplunger 228 out of holding engagement with the pawl 223, thereby topermit the pawl 223 to move downward under the action of the spring 227to. disengage the nose 224 from the locking notch 222, thus permittinganoperation of the machine. When the ma chineis then operated the gearon the shaft 16 will be rotated clockwise and upon the completion of asingle rotation of said shaftthe pin 225-carried by said gear willengage the arm 226 to again rock the locking pawl 223' to lockingposition, in which position it will again e held by the spring pressedplunger 228. I v

General operati0n.-The general operation of the machine described hereinis as follows: It is customary in aymachine of this type to assign eachof the plurality of totallzers to some particular class of transactionsor' to assign each-totahzer tosome part1cular grasp the lever 57 androck the bell crank 71 to release the temporary latchingmeans of thesetting lever 57. The lever 57 is then moved downwardly until thedesired totalizer is placed in cotiperative relation with held in bothnormal zero position and any the registering racks 35. The handle 57 andbell crank 71 are then released and the temporary latch will again beeffective to latch the lever 57 in its adjusted position. While the bellcrank 71 is rocked and the lever 57 is intermediate any of its positionsof ad-- justment, it will be remembered that the latching lug '79 on thelink 77 will thenbe effective to prevent any rotation of the shaft 16,and, consequently, any operation. of the machine until the lever 57. hasbeen moved to one of its adjusted positions, is thereby prevented.It-will also be remembered that the adjustment of the setting lever 57.will act to release the machine lock. mechanism shown in Fig. 12. If aNo Sale transaction is to be recorded and merely identified with someclerk or department, the machine is then free to be operated and anindication of the clerks initial or department will be displayedwithout, however, any amount appearing; on (the amount indicators. If anamount is tobelentered, however, the amount levers 20 are first adjustedto a position rep-- resenting the amount .to be recorded. When the lever57 was moved out of its normal non-registering position the interlockingmechanism comprising the cam slot 213, roller 214C, arm'215, shaft 216and arms 217 was operated to release the amount levers to permit anoperation thereof. The levers are latching means comprising-the lockinglug 28 carried on the outer end 24 of the amount levers. 'If it isdesired to register an amount, the temporary latch is first released bypushing in the outer end of the amount levers and then moving the samedown along a scale, which may be formed on-the outer front portion ofthe. casing, until the lever is in a position representing the amount tobe recorded. The handle 26 is then released and the amount lever will beheld in its adjusted position. Assoon as the lever 20 is moved out ofnormal zero position it will result in the displacement of the pawl 51from normal position to place the same under control of the restoringdisk 55 carried by the rotation shaft 17. After the amount levers havebeen properly adjusted the machine is then ready to be operated by twoturns -of the operating handle 15 shown'in Fig. 12. As soon as theturning of the op- 'erating handle is begun the totalizer frame 34 willbe elevated to cause the pinions 36 of the positioned totalizer to meshwith the racks 35 formed on the amount levers. disks 5.5 will thenbecome effective to restore all of: the amountlevers 20 which hadpreviously been adjusted, and upon the restoration of the amount leversthe amount, represented' by, the adjustment which had beenpreliminarilygivento them, wi-ll be added on the positioned totalizer.Upon the comletion .of the restoring movement the rame 3.41 will againbe lowered to disengage the positioned totalizer from the operatingracks 35 and the transfer mechanism will thenbecome efiective to effectany transfer which has been, placed in operative condi- 'tion during theadding of the amount'to any total which may previously have beenrepresented by the position of the totalizer elements.

The

Just previous to the beginning of the restoring movement of the amountlevers, mechanism will become effective to posit on both the printingand indicating mechanisms. The positlon which will be assumed by theindicators 130 and the printing segments is predetermined by theadjustment store the rollers 138 carried by the beams 136 midway oftheir length, back to normal neutral position'in alinement with thepivotal point 22 of the amount levers. This restoration of'the roller138 to normal neutral position will effect the movement of the pivotalpoints 137-corresponding in extent to the preliminary movement given tothe pivotal points 137. This movement will then be transmitted to theindicators and printing segments'through the medium of the links 134 andsegments132 and through the arms 184:, shafts 185, links 187 andsegments 160. This positioning of the indicator and printingmechanism.will be effected during the time that the positioned totalizeris being carried by e amount levers. As soon as the positioning oftheindicators and printing mechanism has been effected the amount leversare then released and are free to be restored to normal zero position,as hereinbefore stated. During the restoring movement it will, ofcourse, be remembered that the indicators and printing segments areallowed to remain in their adjusted positions and during such time theprinting mechanism is operated to cause the platen 173 to take animpression from the type wheels 164 of the detail record strip 165through an ink ribbon 170.

The feeding mechanism in connection with the detail strip will beeffected during the reciprocating movement of the platen 17 3 and platenarm 174 through the medium of the link 183, plate 180, feeding pawl 181and the notched feeding disk 179 hereinbefore described. Simultaneouslywith the feeding of the detail strip, the mechanism for advancing theinking ribbon will also become effective.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirablyadapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is to be understoodthat it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form ofembodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible ofembodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claimswhich follow.

What is claimed is: j

1. In a cash register, the combination with a movable frame and a seriesof totalizers carried thereby, of a plurality of sets of transferdevices carried by said frame each set appropriate to one of saidtotalizers, a common operating means for said devices mountedindependent of the frame, means for establishing a cooperative relationbetween the operating means and one of said sets of transfer devices,and means for moving'said operating means in and out of engagement withsaid set of transfer devices.

2. In a cash register, the combination with a plurality of totalizers,of a plurality of sets of transfer devices each set appropriate to oneof said totalizers, operating means common to all of said transferdevices, means for establishing a cooperative relation between theoperating means and one of said sets of transfer devices, and means formoving said operating means in and out of engagement with said set oftransfer devices.

3. In a cash register, the combination with a movable frame and a seriesof totalizers carried thereby, of a plurality of sets of transferdevices carried by said frame and each appropriate to one of thetotalizers, operating means mounted independent of the frame and commonto all of the transfer devices, means for simultaneously positioning anyone of the totalizers for operation, and establishing a cooperativerelation between thetransfer devices appropriate to the adjustedtotalizer and the common operating means, and means for moving saidoperating means in and out of engagement with said set oftransferdevices.

4. In a cash register, the combination with a main operating mechanism,of manipulative amount determining devices comprising a series ofmovable levers adapted to be manually difierentially adjusted in eitherdirection as a preliminary to an operation of the main operatingmechanism, latches for temporarily latching the levers in their adjustedpositions, and means for positively withdrawing the latches andrestoring the levers to normal position upon an operation of the mainoperating mechanism.

5. In a cash register, the combination with a main driving means, ofmanipulative amount determining devices comprising a series ofadjustable levers, resetting means for the adjustable levers carried bythe main driving means, normally inoperative pawls for connecting thelevers and resetting means, and means controlled by the adjustment ofany lever for rendering its appropriate connecting pawl operativer 6. Ina cash register, the combination with a plurality of totalizers, ofaseries of adjustable amount levers for efiecting registrations ofamounts on said totalizers, a special setting lever for establishing acooperative relation between said amount levers and any one of saidtotalize'rs said special lever having a non-registering position, andmeans 100 for preventing adjustment of the amount levers when thespecial lever is in non-registering position.

7. In a cash register, the combination with a plurality of totalizers,of a series of ad- 105 justable amount levers for effectingregistrations of amounts on said totalizers, a special setting lever forestablishing a cooperative relation between said amount levers and anyone of said totalizers said special lever hav- 110. ing anon-registering position, and means for preventing an adjustment of saidsetting lever to non-registering position after any one of the amountlevers has been adjusted.

8. In a'cash register, the combination with 115 a series of adjustableamount levers adapted to be restored to normal zero position at the endof each operation of the register, of a special lever manuallyadjustable to different registering positions and to a position 120 ofnon-registration, said special lever not being restored to, normal ateach operation; and means for locking the amount levers in normalposition when the special lever is adjusted to its non-registeringposition.

9. In a cash register, the combination with a series of adjustableamount levers adapted to be restored to normal zero position at the endof each operation of the register, of an adjustable special lever havingregistering 130 with a main operating mechanism, of a se ries of valuedetermining levers manually adjustable to different positions, a notchedplate for each lever, a plunger carried by each lever to engage thenotches of said plate, means for temporarily locking the plungers inengagement with the notches of their respective plates and laterwithdraw-' ing the plungers from said notches, and means for restoringthe levers to' normal position upon operation of the main operatingmechanism.

11. In a cash register, the combination with a rotatable frame and aplurality of totalizers carried thereby, of a plurality of setsoftransfer devices carried by said frame each set appropriate to one ofsaid totalizers, common operating means for said devices comprising aseries of levers mounted independent of the frame, means for rotatingthe totalizer carrying frame to bring an desired set oft'ransfer devicesinto operative relation with said levers, means for moving the levers inand out of engagement with said transfer devices, and means foractuating said levers while in engagement to operate the transferdevices.

12. In a cash register, the combination with a rotatable frame and aplurality of totalizers carried thereby, ofa plurality of sets oftransfer devices carried by said frame each set appropriate to one ofsaid totalizers, common operating means for said devices mountedindependent of the frame, means for rotating frame to bring anv desiredset of transfer devices into operative relation with the operatingmeans, and means for moving the operating means in and out of engagementwith said set of transfer devices on every operation of the register.'

13. In a cash register, the combination with a main operating mechanism,of record retaining devices, a plurality of totalizers, a common set ofactuators for said totalizers,- a lever for establishing operativerelation between any desired totalizer and said actuators, said levershaving a position not calling for operation of a totalizer, a lock forthe operating mechanism, a plurality of devicesmanually adjustable toset up amounts to be entered in a totalizer by subsequent operation ofthe main operating mechanism, and devices eifective while the aforesaidlever is at the position not calling for operation of a totalizer forpreventing said preliminary adjustment of the amount setting up devices,said lever when at the posi @01 mentioned being adapted to release thethe totalizer carrying an operating mechanism, an accounting mechanism,manipulative means for controlpermit operations to eflect enling amountsto be entered in the accounting mechanism, and a lever having aplurality of positions of adjustment in which it controls theestablishment of operative relationship between the accounting mechanismand the operating mechanism and another position in which it preventsmanipulation of the manipulative means.

16. In a cash register, the combination of an operating means, anaccounting mechanism, adjustable levers for controlling amounts to beentered in the accounting mechanism, and a setting lever having aplurality of positions of adjustment in which it controls theestablishment of opera tive relationship between the accountingmechanism and the operating means and another position in whichitprevents adjustment of the amount controlling levers.

17. In a cash register,'the combination of an operating mechanism, vice,manipulative devices ing amounts'to be entered in said accounting deviceby operation of the operating mechanism, and a lever having a pluralityof positions of adjustment one in the establishment of operativerelationship between said accounting device and the operating mechanismand another-in which it for pre-determinprevents manipulation of themanipulative devices. v

18. In a cash'register, the combination of an operating mechanism, atotalizer, manipulative devicesfor controlling amounts to be enteredi-n.the totalizer, and a lever having a plurality of positions ofadjustment one in which it controls the establishment of operativerelationship between the totalizer and operating means and another inwhich it prevents manipulation of the manipulative devices.

19. In a cash register, the combination of a driving means, a pluralityof totalizers, a series of manually adjustable levers forpredetermining' amounts to be entered in said totalizers, a series ofnotched alining plates, spring pressed plungers carried.

various positions of adjustment, and means an accounting dewhich itcontrols tions, an alining plunger carried by said lever and having alaterally extending projection, an alimng plate having notches to beengaged by sai plunger, a movable plate having a slot concentric withthe pivot of the lever, said slot encompassing the projec- 1 tion on thealinin plunger, and posltively 0 erated means or moving said slotted pate in one direction to lock the alining plunger in engagement with thealining plate and in the other direction to disengage the plunger fromthe a g plate.

21. In a cash register, the combination with an operating mechanism, ofa series of levers manuall ad'ustable to various positions re resentmgifierent values, resettin means or the lovers comprising a series 0'"disks carried by the operating means, each disk having an operatmgprojection on its peripher a series of pawls adapted to engage saioperating projections, means normally holding the pawls out of the pathof said projections, and means whereby the adjustment of any lever permits its pawl to move into the path of the operatin projection on thecorresponding disk there y establishing operative connection between theresettin means and the adjusted lever.

22. n a machine of the class described, the combination with a maindriving mechanism, of a totalizer, a set of actuators for the totalizer,levers connected to the actuators and manually adjustable to set upamounts on the actuators, means for connecting the actuators to the maindriving mechanism whereby to restore the actuators to normal and therebyactuate the totalizer,

and means carried by the actuators for disabling the connecting meanswhen the actuators reach their normal position.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a maindriving mechanism, of a totalizer, a set of actuators for the totalizer,manipulative means for adjusting the actuators to set up amountsthereon, means rendered efl'fective by adjustment of the actuators forautomatically connecting said actuators to the main driving mechanismwhereby to restore the actuators to normal and thereby actuate thetotalizer, and means carried by the actuators for disabling theconnecting means when the actuators reach their normal positions.

In testimony whereof'I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

FRANCESCO SKERL.

Witnesses:

J. BYRON Rronnrrs, CARL BENST.

